Steam Punk
Tucked away in a tiny room in the back of one of Lawrence’s smaller mill buildings sits this old steam engine. It hadn’t seen daylight in over 100 years until my friend Tom Short discovered it. Of course, he knew to call me when he found it. This is the reason I love urbex. Shooting things that have been abandoned [...]
Many Tanks
Well, three tanks, to be exact. This is, I think, the third of four images I have of these tanks I found near the Wilmington, NC port. Well, technically I didn’t ‘find’ them. They were there all along. They were in the open for all to see. Except for the barbed wire fence around the place that screamed, “don’t even [...]
Small Golf
From the looks of things, this miniature golf course (or “small golf”, as my good friend, Fran calls it) has been closed and abandoned since the last time I picked up a golf club. I think that was back in the Bush Administration. No. Not that one. His dad. Anyway, this shot has been sitting in my catalog since I [...]
Confined
For the first time in over 5 days the sun is shining again here in the Boston area. All week we were trapped by a constant cover of clouds and intermittent rain, spattered with the occasional downpour. Its not a complaint about the weather, especially given some of the flooding we’ve had over the years and — especially — what [...]
Morning’s Light
The day started early. I met my friend, Tom Short, at the Washington Mill a couple of Friday’s ago at 7:00 AM. The main building, like most in Lawrence, started as a textile mill. It found a new life, in the 80s, or 90s as a paper company. Jersey Paper ceased operations in Lawrence around 2002. After a quick tour [...]
